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The COVID-19 pandemic continues its surge across much of the United States, laying bare issues of race and class in access to health care, food, shelter, and education. Incidents of excessive police force against the black community have brought the Black Lives Matter movement for racial justice to the forefront of the national conversation. At the same time, reports of racism targeting Asian-Americans have risen significantly. In this context, we convene leaders in the Chinese-American community to share their insights into and experiences of the critical issues of racism.

Join the National Committee on Wednesday, August 5 at 4:00 p.m. EDT for a virtual program to discuss discrimination, generational divides, the model minority myth, and Sino-American relations.

Speakers
  • Anla Cheng, Founder and CEO, SupChina
  • Erika Lee, Regents Professor of American History and Director of the Immigration History Research Center, University of Minnesota
  • Nancy Yao Maasbach, President, Museum of Chinese in America 
Moderator
  • Jerry Yang, Co-founder and former CEO, Yahoo!
If you would like to attend, please sign up by filling out the registration form. Webinar details will follow registration.
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Anla Cheng is the founder and CEO of SupChina, an independent New York-based, China-focused news, information, and business services platform that aims to inform and connect a global audience regarding the business, technology, politics, culture, and society of China. She was also Asia head and senior vice president at Robert Fleming (bought out by JP Morgan). Her career began at Goldman Sachs, followed by Citi, where she was a Pacific Basin analyst, and then became an Asian portfolio manager for both the Institutional and Private Wealth Groups. Full bio available here.
Erika Lee, one of the nation’s leading immigration and Asian American historians, teaches American history at the University of Minnesota, where she is a Regents Professor and Director of the Immigration History Research Center. Her scholarly specialties include migration, race and ethnicity; xenophobia, immigration law and public policy; Asian Americans; and transnational U.S. history. The granddaughter of Chinese immigrants, Professor Lee grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. Recently elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, she is a frequent commentator in the media and author. Full bio available here.
Nancy Yao Maasbach has served as the president of the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) since 2015. As the president of MOCA, Ms. Maasbach combines her experience in managing organizations, promoting arts and culture as a bridge between peoples, and executing research focused on redefining the American narrative by examining the role of Chinese Americans in U.S. history. Prior to joining MOCA, Ms. Maasbach was the executive director of the Yale-China Association. Ms. Maasbach has over twenty years of leadership experience at non-profit organizations and in for-profit management. Full bio available here.
Jerry Yang co-founded Yahoo! Inc. in 1995 and served on the board of directors until January 2012. While at Yahoo, he led several initiatives, including two of the biggest investments in the internet sector: Yahoo Japan and Alibaba Group. Mr. Yang currently works with and invests in technology entrepreneurs through AME Cloud Ventures, his innovation investment firm. Mr. Yang serves as a director on the boards of Workday Inc., Lenovo Group, and Alibaba Group, as well as on a number of his portfolio boards. He also is a board member for the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations. Full bio available here. 
UPCOMING EVENTS

Thursday, July 30, 4:00 p.m. EDT
The Scientist and the Spy: A True Story of China, the FBI, and Industrial Espionage
with Mara Hvistendahl

Thursday, July 30, 8:00 p.m. EDT
Lessons Learned Amid a Pandemic: How the United States and China can Collaborate on Global Health Crises
with George Gao, Margaret Hamburg, Gordon Liu, Mark McClellan, and Julia Spencer

Thursday, August 6, 3:00 p.m. EDT
Bilateral Breakdown: Science and Education in the Crossfire
with Philip Bucksbaum and Bradley Farnsworth

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